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Cooperation

Work style · O*NET

Cooperation is one of O*NET's work styles — the personality tendencies people bring to a job that affect how well the work is done , grouped under Interpersonally Oriented. O*NET describes it as: "A tendency to be pleasant, helpful, and willing to assist others at work." It is rated for 891 occupations and ranks moderate among work styles by how much it matters on average.

How it's measured

O*NET scores each occupation on this work style with a Work Styles Impact (WI) value — higher means the style matters more to doing the work well. The figures here are those occupation-level scores: a description of which jobs lean on this trait, not a judgment about pay, difficulty, or whether a job is "good," and not a claim about any individual worker.

Economy-wide average 1.44 Mean across all 891 rated occupations
Range across occupations -0.18–3.00 Lowest to highest occupation score (spread 3.18)
Impact vs. other styles 64th pct Where this style's average ranks among all O*NET work styles

Occupations where this style matters most

The occupations that score this work style strongest.

Occupation Impact
Child, Family, and School Social Workers 3.00
Clergy 3.00
Healthcare Social Workers 3.00
Radiation Therapists 3.00
Special Education Teachers, Preschool 3.00
Mental Health Counselors 2.96
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers 2.91
Childcare Workers 2.82
Firefighters 2.82
Nannies 2.82
Personal Care Aides 2.82
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education 2.82
Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten 2.82
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School 2.82
Concierges 2.78
Home Health Aides 2.78
Nursing Assistants 2.78
Marriage and Family Therapists 2.73
Special Education Teachers, Elementary School 2.73
Arbitrators, Mediators, and Conciliators 2.70
Acute Care Nurses 2.69
Art Therapists 2.69
Clinical Nurse Specialists 2.69
Critical Care Nurses 2.69
Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare 2.69
First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers 2.69
Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education 2.69
Midwives 2.69
Occupational Therapists 2.69
Pediatricians, General 2.69
Public Relations Managers 2.69
Recreational Therapists 2.69
School Psychologists 2.69
Special Education Teachers, Middle School 2.69
Teaching Assistants, Special Education 2.69
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors 2.64
Family Medicine Physicians 2.64
Flight Attendants 2.64
Music Therapists 2.64
Physical Therapist Assistants 2.64
Physical Therapists 2.64
Psychiatric Aides 2.64
Registered Nurses 2.64
Surgical Assistants 2.64
Community Health Workers 2.60
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses 2.60
Nurse Midwives 2.60
Nurse Practitioners 2.60
Rehabilitation Counselors 2.60
Social and Human Service Assistants 2.60
Speech-Language Pathologists 2.60
Surgical Technologists 2.60
Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians 2.55
Clinical and Counseling Psychologists 2.55
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education 2.55
Funeral Home Managers 2.55
Genetic Counselors 2.55
Hospitalists 2.55
Low Vision Therapists, Orientation and Mobility Specialists, and Vision Rehabilitation Therapists 2.55
Speech-Language Pathology Assistants 2.55

Occupations where this style matters least

The occupations that score this work style weakest — where it is least central to the work.

Occupation Impact
Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders -0.18
Rock Splitters, Quarry -0.17
Roof Bolters, Mining -0.17
Fallers -0.15
Appraisers of Personal and Business Property -0.11
Etchers and Engravers -0.02
Stone Cutters and Carvers, Manufacturing -0.02
Floor Sanders and Finishers -0.01
Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials -0.01
Timing Device Assemblers and Adjusters 0.00
Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners 0.00
Cutters and Trimmers, Hand 0.03
Geodetic Surveyors 0.04
Upholsterers 0.04
Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic 0.06
Private Detectives and Investigators 0.06
Camera and Photographic Equipment Repairers 0.09
Craft Artists 0.09
Motion Picture Projectionists 0.09
Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers 0.09
Pile Driver Operators 0.09
Automotive Glass Installers and Repairers 0.10
Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand 0.10
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers 0.12
Sewers, Hand 0.12
Shoe and Leather Workers and Repairers 0.12
Tire Builders 0.12
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters 0.13
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic 0.13
Patternmakers, Wood 0.13
Glass Blowers, Molders, Benders, and Finishers 0.15
Furniture Finishers 0.17
Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers 0.18
Log Graders and Scalers 0.18
Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic 0.18
Parking Enforcement Workers 0.20
Watch and Clock Repairers 0.21
Tapers 0.23
Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers 0.25
Patternmakers, Metal and Plastic 0.25
Business Intelligence Analysts 0.27
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders 0.27
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic 0.27
Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators 0.27
Paperhangers 0.27
Potters, Manufacturing 0.27
Shoe Machine Operators and Tenders 0.27
Terrazzo Workers and Finishers 0.27
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood 0.28
Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders 0.30
Logging Equipment Operators 0.30
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment 0.32
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders 0.32
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic 0.32
Foundry Mold and Coremakers 0.32
Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic 0.32
Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic 0.32
Refractory Materials Repairers, Except Brickmasons 0.32
Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians 0.34
Poets, Lyricists and Creative Writers 0.34

Sources for this page

Every figure above traces to a named public dataset and the exact release below — not hand-written opinion. See the full methodology for what each measure does and does not mean.

  • O*NET 30.3 U.S. Department of Labor / National Center for O*NET Development

Data compiled June 2, 2026. Figures are estimates, not advice.

Cite this page
Plain

Singulariki. "Cooperation." Singulariki: a source-backed encyclopedia of work. Built from O*NET 30.3. Accessed June 7, 2026. https://singulariki.com/work-styles/cooperation

APA

Singulariki. (2026). Cooperation. Singulariki: a source-backed encyclopedia of work. Retrieved June 7, 2026, from https://singulariki.com/work-styles/cooperation

BibTeX 
@misc{singulariki-cooperation,
  title  = {Cooperation},
  author = {{Singulariki}},
  year   = {2026},
  note   = {O*NET 30.3. Accessed June 7, 2026},
  url    = {https://singulariki.com/work-styles/cooperation}
}

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